Clinical Practice Guidelines
Authors: Robert H. Fletcher
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials1 November 1990Clinical Practice GuidelinesRobert H. Fletcher, MD, Suzanne W. Fletcher, MDRobert H. Fletcher, MD, Suzanne W. Fletcher, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-9-645 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAnnalshas a long involvement with clinical guidelines, having published one of the earliest examples in 1982 (1). In this issue are two articlesaboutclinical guidelines. Audet and colleagues (2) review the current status of practice guidelines. They point out that guidelines are being vigorously promoted by many elements of society but that more attention should be paid to their implementation and to the effectiveness of guidelines in practice settings. The article by McGuire (3), who was Chairman of the American College of Physicians Clinical Efficacy Assessment Program (CEAP), a pioneer in developing practice guidelines, puts the social role...References1. Schwartz J. Pneumococcal vaccine: clinical efficacy and effectiveness. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:208-20. LinkGoogle Scholar2. AudetGreenfieldField ASM. Medical practice guidelines: current activities and future directions. Ann Intern Med. 1990:113:709-14. LinkGoogle Scholar3. McGuire L. A long run for a short jump: understanding clinical guidelines. Ann Intern Med. 1990;113:705-8. LinkGoogle Scholar4. . Efficacy of exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med. 1990;113:703-4. LinkGoogle Scholar5. KotlerDiamond TG. Exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med. 1990;113:684-702. LinkGoogle Scholar6. Brook R. Practice guidelines and practicing medicine. 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